Jesus,
You are the lover of my soul. My heart was captured by you long ago, yet I have strayed from your love many times. I didn’t believe how much you loved me; how much you had suffered and sacrificed for me. You gave up everything in this world, so that I would know my Abba in heaven for all eternity.
You have wooed me like the lover that you are. You have serenaded me at night while I slept; run after me in my foolish attempts to find love from the wrong people. You held me when I was in so much self-inflicted pain, until I was all cried out. You have never sent me away, never rejected me, nor ever abandoned me.
Like the shepherd that you are, you have never let me stray further than your loving hand could reach. Countless times you have come looking for me, finding me battered and bruised from my latest rebellion. You had soothed my wounds and healed me, and graciously left the telltale scars that I might always remember the cost of my rebellion.
Lover of my soul, please let me clearly hear how much you love me when I try to run. Heal my heart completely, so that I would believe you are who you say you are. Let your living words of love rest in my soul to reign above all the lies of the enemy.
Let me always lavish my heart on you, knowing that I am safe in your arms. You would never reject my love and attention and gifts of adoration. You are worthy and know your worth. Let me pour out the perfume of my devotion on you; washing your feet with my sacrifice. Let me glory in your glory always. Let me give away what you have blessed me with, knowing that you always provide for me abundantly.
My life, my soul, my body is yours. You have paid the ransom and renewed my very flesh for your glory. I can never repay the cost of my eternity with you. I can only adore and love you with my life. It is small and insufficient, compared to your sacrifice of salvation. There can be no comparison of you Jesus to anyone on this earth or anyone that ever lived. No person could ever love me better; no one could fill me; no one could quench this desire but you.
